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Thorens TD 124 power question...
If you have a TD 124, you know it can be run on 120/220. What I want to know, is there an advantage to running mine at 220?
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I would think the motor would have more torque at 220, no difference? |
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No. Assuming you are talking about the shaded pole motor not the Papst "aussenlaufer" motor: there are two coils in the motor which operate in series on 240V and in parallel on 120V, so each coil sees the same voltage and current. Phot courtesy of Analog Dept. Last edited by Mark Kelly; 8th November 2012 at 11:38 PM. |
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Note that the windings are always wired in series regardless of selected mains voltage.. See my simplified diagram below. More detailed description available here: Library Downloads | Vinyl Engine I own two of these tables and have rebuilt a half dozen of these motors in the past year.
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I evidently didn't read the wiring diagram carefully enough and assumed it worked like most other shaded pole motors. Thanks for setting me straight.
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It's an oddball for sure..
The wire gauges and number of turns per volt seems to differ depending on the vintage, there are something like three variations - I've got two here. (Late 124/II and mid run 124/I) Later motors run a bit cooler and apparently develop a little more torque (I've not measured it). There are a number of European sellers of improved motor windings for these motors. No other differences I am aware of. Anecdotally the older motors do seem to run hotter, but the last variation does not exactly run cool either.. I am not sure how the situation differs on 220 - 250V operation with 50Hz, but in my limited experiments at 60Hz it did not seem to make any difference, which IMHO is good news.
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My thought is that today it might be very beneficial if say a group of analytical types were to take a close look at the E50 and come up with a way to improve it. We already have the one fellow in Italy producing wiring looms in the style of the last iteration of the E50. Next I can think of some structural enhancements which would improve axial alignment between upper and lower rotor shaft bushings. The thrust could use a re-design as well. All of which contribute to a quieter,smoother operating motor. The end goals should be a motor that mimics the operational character of the original E50 but does so with improved performance. Think of aTD124 that attains correct operating speed within 15 seconds of a cold start and holds it there, unwavering, all day. The motor should produce far less vibration that the stock unit does. It's one thing to take apart and refurbish these things. Who among us thinks that they, given appropriate materials and tooling, could manufacture one? -Steve |
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I would be thrilled if someone could improve the E50 design in the ways suggested. The unfortunate thing is that should someone develop such a motor it will be sold through channels that pretty much guarantee a massive mark up here in the USA.
Steve, if you do come up with any improvements that are retrofittable I would be more than willing to try them on my motors. I suspect the Papst Aussenlaufer running on a 3 phase drive would be pretty good.
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But I think I would probably purchase a wiring loom from that fellow in Italy, then do my mods to the casing and see how it turns out. If it seems worthwhile I'll post here in the Analog source forum. re: The 3-phase Papst. Probably the most potent motor to use, but not at all in the character of the Thorens. My take was that it transformed the TD124 into something different. Not sure what. But maybe if I got it to run smoother and managed to get the strobe to work while using it, I might like it better. Definitely, it needs a 3 phase PS to drive it. Tricking the motor into operating like a single-phase, like is described in the Thorens bulletin, is a crude hack at best. -Steve |
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13:49 FLA | Richard Zednik (2) ASST: Nick Boynton (4), Ville Peltonen (1) | 1 - 0 FLA | ||
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10:41 PHX | Peter Mueller (4) ASST: Olli Jokinen (8), Keith Yandle (4) | 1 - 1 Tie | ||
17:43 PHX | Mikkel Boedker (4) ASST: Daniel Winnik (1), Keith Yandle (5) | 2 - 1 PHX | ||
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09:34 PHX | Steve Reinprecht Too many men/ice - bench | |
16:45 FLA | Bryan McCabe Roughing against Daniel Carcillo | |
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06:28 FLA | Nick Boynton Tripping against Steve Reinprecht | |
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Water Get Enemy -- A Graphic Novel
Development economist Daniel Rogger has teamed up with one of Nigeria's foremost cartoonists, Albert Ohams, and is crowdsourcing funds for a graphic novel to tell the story of delivering public services in the developing world.
If you got past the video pitch, read the rest of the pitch @ Indie GoGo.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
West Africa: A Woman's Slavery Illustrated and Deconstructed
... based on an 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court. Details - here.
H/T: C. Blattman
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Africa: Graphic Novel News Dump (2011)
DRC: Thomas Hubert's essay from January's issue of BBC's Focus on Africa magazine reiterates some of what we already know about Africa's comic book powerhouse - Congo DRC. On the DRC-Franco-Belgian connection:
Decades of shared colonial history with comic-mad Belgium certainly had an influence on the emergence of the Congolese comic scene. In fact, most books by Barly Baruti, the Congolese author best known outside his country, are published in Brussels (more).This post and slideshow touches on some of Baruti's work.
DRC artist Pat Masioni is one of 10 international artists featured in an all illustrated issue No. 80 of COLORS magazine. Issue trailer below:
Francophone Africa: On the analysis side of African comics, Christophe Cassiau Haurie's History of Congolese Comics was published last year in France (no English translation yet). English readers will have to make do with Mark McKinney's The Colonial Heritage of French Comics (Liverpool University Press), due out in the U.S in June, but already out in the U.K:
Paula Callus points us to this round up essay over at African Writing blog on the Francophone Africa graphic novel scene (some of it already blogged here and here) and ..
... to this video close up of the 1st Festival of African Comic Book Artists held in Paris back in Dec 2010:
The festival's roll call is pretty much a who is who of the France/Francophone Africa graphic novel scene. It includes: Al'Mata (DRC), Adjim Danngar (Chad), Albert Tshisuaka (DRC), Joelle Ebongue (Cameroon), Alix Fuilu (DRC), Anani Mensah (Togo), Barly Baruti (DRC), Bring de Bang (Congo-Brazzaville), Jean Francois Chanson (France/Morocco), Christophe Ngalle Edimo (France/Cameroon), Didier Kassai (CAR), Didier Viode (Benin), Faustin Titi (Ivory Coast), Hector Sonon (Benin), Joelle Esso (Cameroon), Leon Tshibemba (DRC), Massire Tounkara (Mali), Pahe (Gabon), Pat Masioni (DRC), POV (Madagascar), Simo Pierre Mbumbo (Cameroon), TT Fons (Senegal), Umar Timol (Mauritus), Joel Salo (Burkina Faso), Willy Zekid (Congo-Brazzaville), Alain Kojele (DRC), Yannick Deubou Sikoue (Cameroon), Lassane Zohore (Ivory Coast).
In an interview posted over at JournaldeBrazzaville (translation), Christian Mambou asked Congo-Brazzaville cartoonist Willy Zekid [who has worked in the Ivorian (@ Gbich!) as well as the DRC comic scenes] if there is a difference between Ivorian and Congolese cartooning:
Yes and no. Yes, there is a difference, because Ivory Coast has a greater tradition than the Congo, in terms of self-mockery. So it's a little easier there to discuss some social or political issues through cartoons. And, although the newspaper Gbich! did a bit of satire, it is generally very cordial.In Congo, the caricature from the press is sometimes very aggressive and I find this unfortunate. I think we can say things through the caricature without necessarily attacking.Egypt: CNN recently reported Magdy El Shafee's graphic novel, Metro, which was banned in Mubarak's Egypt, (blogged here) is now going to be published in the U.S.
Senegal: Finally, over at JeuneAfrique there's a profile of Ahmed Agne (google translation - here), the French-Senegalese co-publisher and editor of the French manga imprint, Ki-noon. Created in 2003, it has grown to become France's biggest independent publisher of manga books:
Behind the scenes at Ki-noon. Speaking of Franco-manga, there's also ...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Algeria/France: Can You Sketch Journalism? Cont'd
Continuing a series of posts abt the emerging field of "comics journalism" and examples of comics been used journalistically to tackle African issues. Below are pages from Albert Drandov and Franckie Alarcon's Au Nom de la Bombe (Delcourt, released back in January 2010), a graphic novel looking at incidents and lives surrounding gerboise bleue (blogged here) or France's nuclear adventures in the Algerian desert.
Here - the authors were asked about the research and journalism that went into the comic book. Drando (google trans) on the comics-journalism connection:
I worked with a research center, the Observatoire de Lyon weapons. I spent three days searching the archives, reading the letters from veterans and trying to get in touch with some of them, I've found the documents. Obviously, the vast majority had been discovered by the journalist of Le Nouvel Observateur, but there were also those who regularly arrived in the mail. Some even landed in my mailbox, because word of mouth spread of this comic strip being written by a journalist. There is still a somewhat negative image of comics, but as I am a journalist, some thought to send me documents, in case I would be interested. Other guys contacted me by offering me internet files they often downplay their importance. Thus we sometimes we found nuggets.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Africa: X-Rays of Joseph Conrad's Heart
Swedish/Kenyan artist Catherine Anyango talks to the BBC about her graphic novel adaptation of the one and only Heart of Darkness. Yep, Achebe still hates the book - my old thoughts here. Anyango's take on it is not technically an adaptation. Thank God. Rather, it strips away most of the text from Joseph Conrad's hugely influential and criticized masterpiece, leaving us with foggy recollections of Marlow's mind and how surreal Africa seemed to him and his boat.
Over at the publisher site, she breaks down some of the tricks used to portray Marlow's spiral as well as how the transitions work as bridges over disparate time and space, and as sutures allowing the reader to occupy the space of those tears in the fabric of Marlow's mind:
Here we see Marlow seeing clearly what the odd balls on posts outside Kurtz's hut really are. At this point his appreciation of the 'subtle horror' that separates 'pure, uncomplicated savagery' from the darker effects of colonial rule makes him understand that his position in the Congo may be on the wrong side of good and evil. In this moment, he and the head are not so unlike - he has also reached the end of something, he is also is doomed, and damned. They have been brought to this point by the same forces and he recognises himself in this thing. The match cut bring them together and we can sympathise and feel horror at both.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Egypt: Albert Cossery's "Proud Beggars" - English Translation
Words Without Borders has a 9 page extract from the English translation of Albert Cossery's 1955 masterpiece, Proud Beggars, about a group of assorted characters set in the squalid slums of Cairo. Translated from French by Lulu Norman
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Friday, February 19, 2010
DRC/Belgium: Tintin
AFP reports one of the original 500 copies of Herge's second in the Tintin series, the still controversial 1931 Tintin in the Congo - complete with Herge's signature, goes on sale.
Like with all things Congo, TiA has - more.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Comics: Best Collected Sequential Art from 2009
Blair picks her best comics in a collected format for 2009...
...But quickly returns on Fresh Ink to add George Sprott:
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Egypt: The Art of Magdy el-Shafei
From his bio: Egyptian comic book writer and artist, Magdy el-Shafei, describes himself as someone who's "never lost [the] inertia to launch comics as an art and a fine sort of literature in the Arabic speaking countries and the world."
He is the creator of "Metro": the first adult Arabic graphic novel, set in a chaotic modern Cairo pulsing with financial and social insecurity and tells the story of...
.... Shihab, a young software designer who has been forced into debt by corrupt officials, decides to get out of his dilemma by taking "direct action": robbing a bank, with the help of Mustafa, his loyal but reluctant sidekick. He finds himself caught in a vortex of financial and political corruption; the only relief comes from Dina, an idealistic journalist....
Words Without Borders has a 15 page preview from Metro (Note that panels should be read from right to left). In November, Jano Charbel also writes in Al-Masry-Al-Youm that the graphic novel:
was pulled off of Cairo's bookshelves in April 2008 upon police orders, which perceived its contents were indecent. The verdicts of both the South Cairo Civil Court and the Qasr el-Nil Court of Misdemeanors were issued in light of Articles 178 and 198 of the Egyptian Penal Code - which prohibit the printing or distribution of publications which contravene public decency, and authorize the confiscation of publications which contain offenses to public morals.
After more than four months of legal deliberations, the Qasr el-Nil Court of Misdemeanors issued its verdict today regarding the confiscation of the Metro... This court upheld the confiscation order issued by the South Cairo Civil Court on 23 June, 2009. Moreover, the Qasr el-Nil Court's verdict dictated fines of LE 5,000 each against Metro's creator, Magdy el-Shafei, and its publisher, Mohamed el-Sharkawy, the managing director of El-Malamih Publishing House.
Influence (from his bio): "In the early 80`s : I can never forget how shocked was I when first saw the works of CRUMB . Then during my stay in Paris I was totally amazed by the historic totally liberal magazines: Charlie Mensuel and Hara Kiri. So I decided that what I got to do."
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Comics: Joe Sacco's Journalism
A panel including David Aaronovitch and MP Michael Gove discuss Joe Sacco's latest work of illustrated journalism, Footnotes From Gaza.
Aaronovitch notices Sacco's embedded bespectacled self doesn't have eyes and as a result the reader easily assumes his place in the story, something Sacco himself alludes to his conversation below with The Strand's Harriett Gilbert; in the most McCloud-esque sense, Sacco says it has been brought to his notice that his drawings have become more representational while his journalist character has remained more or less a cartoon.
Could it also be that Sacco's journalist avatar's cartoonish facade simply carries over the self effacing and non threatening demenor an outsider exhibits in hostile or strange environments.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Côte d'Ivoire: Marguerite Abouet of Yop City
Aya of Yop City, the continuation of Marguerite Abouet (she writes it) and Clement Oubrerie (her husband draws it) graphic novel series about teenagers and their families in Cote de Ivoire, dropped stateside in September from Drawn and Quarterly. ComicMix has a good review. The WSJ adds:
Ms. Abouet convinced her French publisher, Edition Gallimard, to sell cheap, soft-cover copies of her comic in the Ivory Coast, and the series has developed a following there.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sequential Art/Comics: Locas II
Xamie Hernandez second omnibus collection of the adventures of Maggie, Hopey and friends has hit shelves. Fantagraphics has a 24 page PDF excerpt (2.5 MB) containing Table of Contents and the entire first chapter.
Probably no one can touch the sheer dynamism of what Alex Toth or Milton Caniff were able to do with black and white with regard to sequential art. However, no one can touch the pleasure derived just from absorbing Jamie's line work. Just looking at it makes me happy for no particular reason.
Probably no one can touch the sheer dynamism of what Alex Toth or Milton Caniff were able to do with black and white with regard to sequential art. However, no one can touch the pleasure derived just from absorbing Jamie's line work. Just looking at it makes me happy for no particular reason.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Uganda: Mice, Africa's Child Soldiers, Crime, Supervillains and Time travel
... for G4's Blair Butler "Fresh Ink" review of Joshua Dysart's "Unknown Soldier: Haunted House," which breaks in at number 4 in the list of top 5 graphic novels you should be reading.
Blair Butler,
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Sequential Art: Alas, the Last Bullet Is Fired
The briefcases close. 100 Bullets comes to an end.
The last issue (#100) of 100 Bullets hits stands this week, bringing to an end what Brian Azzarello in his interview with MySpace refers to as his 2200 paged novel. To mark this epic milestone, he has been making the rounds -- NY Daily News, Wired, The Gazette...
Asked what he did the moment after he wrote 100 Bullets' final scene/ final word, Azzarello said:
I lit a Cuban cigar, poured myself a Tequila, and toasted my partner, Eduardo Risso. Then I turned off my computer and walked to a bar. It was snowing in Chicago that night. It felt right. As for the first scene… that was set in a women's prison shower. Funny, that felt right too.Preview pages from the final issue:
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Sequential Art: NYT Graphic Novel Bestseller Lists -- You've Come A Long Way Baby
The irony isn't lost though. Forever comic book creators thought the only way comics would gain respectability and mainstream clothes was for them to stop drawing superheroes altogether. Comics, in a bid for respectability and the license to tackle more difficult subject matter, wanted so much to move on to a more literary fare, hence Will Eisner's invention of the term the "graphic novel" as part ambition, part marketing ploy. But who knew all we needed was a savier and more technologically "endowed" Hollywood and its respectful treatment and realization of those same superheroes. Thus, through an onslaught of superhero movies, comic books or graphic novels--i.e., medium as well as content--have been forklifted out of their Werthamed cultural backwaters and into the coverted American mainstream.
A precursor to the New York times graphic novel bestseller list was Andrew Arnold's graphic novel best list/review, "Time Comix," which appeared online in Time magazine from 2000 to 2007.
The Times introduces three separate lists of the best-selling graphic books in the country: hardcover, softcover, and manga. We'll update those lists weekly in this space, and offer a few observations along the way.And with those two sentences a little bit of history was made today. For the first time ever, graphic novels-- as in longer comic book works or collections--now have their own New York Times bestseller lists.
The irony isn't lost though. Forever comic book creators thought the only way comics would gain respectability and mainstream clothes was for them to stop drawing superheroes altogether. Comics, in a bid for respectability and the license to tackle more difficult subject matter, wanted so much to move on to a more literary fare, hence Will Eisner's invention of the term the "graphic novel" as part ambition, part marketing ploy. But who knew all we needed was a savier and more technologically "endowed" Hollywood and its respectful treatment and realization of those same superheroes. Thus, through an onslaught of superhero movies, comic books or graphic novels--i.e., medium as well as content--have been forklifted out of their Werthamed cultural backwaters and into the coverted American mainstream.
A precursor to the New York times graphic novel bestseller list was Andrew Arnold's graphic novel best list/review, "Time Comix," which appeared online in Time magazine from 2000 to 2007.
In a column on the 25 year anniversary of the graphic novel as a medium and literary form, his thoughts, especially with balloons afloat and the words "New York Times bestseller Lists" emblazoned on the party banner in the background, now feel like champagne flowing and glasses clinking in a toast to the journey made so far. In 2003 he wrote:
...Will Eisner's "A Contract with God," published in 1978, gets the credit for being the first graphic novel, though it was not actually the first long-form graphic story nor the first use of the phrase. It was, however, the first marriage of the term, which appeared on the cover, and the intent of "serious" comix in book form. "It was intended as a departure from the standard, what we call 'comic book format,'" Will Eisner recently told TIME.comix. "I sat down and tried to do a book that would physically look like a 'legitimate' book and at the same time write about a subject matter that would never have been addressed in comic form, which is man's relationship with God." Though the concept of a "graphic novel" had been brought up among comix fans during the 1960s, Eisner claims to have to come up with it independently, as a form of spontaneous sleight-of-hand marketing. "[The phrase] 'graphic novel' was kind of accidental," Eisner said. While pitching the book to an important trade-book editor in New York, says Eisner, "a little voice inside me said, 'Hey stupid, don't tell him it's a comic or he'll hang up on you.' So I said, 'It's a graphic novel.'" Though that particular editor wasn't swayed by the semantics, dismissing the book as "comics," a small publisher eventually took the project and put the phrase "A Graphic Novel" on the cover, thereby permanently cementing the term into the lexicon.In the past graphic novels like Art Speigelman's Maus and Neil Gaiman's Sandman: Endless Nights have managed to sneak into the New York Times Bestseller lists for books. Now that graphic novels and mangas have their own bestseller lists, some may argue that the gesture represents a new kind of marginalization that will keep people from recognizing well written graphic novels as just what they are -- books.
The future of the graphic novel seems both sunny and dim. As a term for a kind of book, "graphic novel" has become increasingly dissatisfying. "Maybe for a short window it was enough to say 'graphic novel' but soon it won't be," says Art Spiegelman, "because if you talk about [Chris Ware's] 'Jimmy Corrigan' as a graphic novel you'll have to explain that it's not manga or Marvel. Then you are left saying, 'well it's got a seriousness of purpose' that the phrase 'graphic novel' alone won't offer." On the positive side, the public awareness of these books has vastly increased, creating a kind of renaissance era of intense creativity and quality. Says Spiegelman, "Ultimately the future of the graphic novel is dependent on how much great work gets produced against all odds. I'm much more optimistic than I was that there's room for something and I know that right now there's more genuinely interesting comic art than there's been for decades and decades."
They might argue that separate bestseller lists legitimates a new era of literary segregation just as the graphic novel was at the cusp of breaking into the mainstream and, like the novel, become so accepted that it simply exists in our mass consciousness as an invisible default.
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Legislators push a statewide smoking ban for indoor spaces
Could "Malboro Country" go smokeless? Texas legislators will be given the chance to pass a statewide smoking ban for all indoor spaces. Two legislators, State Sen. Rodney Ellis of Houston and state Rep. Myra Crownover of Denton, say they will submit such legislation in the coming session and the usual opponents are already lining up to oppose it.
We support a statewide smoking ban, but, realistically, passage of such a ban, covering every part of the state, would be a politically tough feat. There would be some well-financed opponents to such a ban. The jukebox industry has already indicated it would mount opposition to passage of the ban. Then, there is the argument that a quasi-ban is already taking place as more and more of the state's cities pass smoking bans. The Corpus Christi City Council recently approved a toughening of the city's smoking ban that covers restaurants to extend it to bars, pool halls and bowling alleys.
And other cities, notably Dallas, have made smoking all but illegal in all indoor spaces. Similar statutes have been passed by Austin, El Paso and Austin as well as many smaller cities. This says that citizens are ahead of the politicians in their recognition that tobacco smoking in enclosed spaces is not only a nuisance to non-smokers that shouldn't be tolerated any longer, but the secondhand smoke is a danger to all concerned.
The passage of such city ordinances increasingly will cover the majority of the state's population. A statewide smoking ban, as per the proposed legislation, would not supercede any municipal smoking ban that is more restrictive than a statewide ban. But the increasing passage of such municipal bans makes it that much tougher to argue why residents of Texas not in those cities with smoking bans should not enjoy the same protections against smoke-related emphysema, cancer, heart and other diseases associated with tobacco smoke.
Ellis and Crownover face an uphill fight in the Texas Legislature, especially since well-monied interests have had such a high rate of success in achieving their goals in the Texas Legislature. The health of Texas, however, would be the better if they are successful.
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Jodi Sta. Maria splurges on diamond ring
MANILA, Philippines -- With the phenomenal success of her hit daytime series "Be Careful With My Heart," actress Jodi Sta. Maria rewarded herself with a major purchase.
On Wednesday, Sta, Maria posted a photo on her Instagram account of what appears to be a diamond ring.
But in her official Twitter account, Sta. Maria stressed that she bought the ring as a gift to herself.
"Hold your horses tweeps! The ring is my gift to myself. :) Rewarding myself for all my hard work :)," the actress tweeted.
Sta. Maria had to make a clarification amid speculations that the ring might have been given by boyfriend Jolo Revilla as an engagement present.
Revilla has publicly credited Sta. Maria for bringing "light" into his life, while the actress, who was initially coy about the aspiring politician, is more open about to being seen hand-in-hand with the son of Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.
Sta. Maria recently campaigned for the vice-gubernatorial candidate in Imus, Cavite.
Rumors romantically linking Sta. Maria and the younger Revilla surfaced in September last year and the "Be Careful With My Heart" star has since referred to actor-politician as her "special someone."


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This course helps students to master the diverse writing styles and formats used in writing for broadcast on radio, television and cable. These include public service announcements (PSAs), station IDs, promotional announcements, script formats, commercials, news copy, and program materials. Emphasis is on developing broadcast copy style, distinguishing words directed toward the ear and the eye. Students may not receive credit for both ENG 157 and COM 157. Prerequisite: ENG 103.


text: on Mar 7, 2013 @ 7:45 AMMar 7, 2013 @ 7:45 AM PublishedSoccer-Questions arise as PSG yet to be tested in Champions LeagueBy Julien PretotPARIS, March 7 (Reuters) - Questions remain as to how good Paris St Germain are after the big-spending Ligue 1 leaders enjoyed a relatively easy ride into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.PSG reached the last eight for the first time in 18 years, squeezing past Valencia 3-2 on aggregate with a 1-1 home draw on Wednesday having only for about 10 minutes looked in danger of being knocked out.Valencia went 1-0 up courtesy of Jonas's strike in the 55th minute but Ezequiel Lavezzi equalised in the 66th minute.The club has spent 200 million euros on transfers since Qatar investors took over in 2011 so expectation is high, but despite their place in the last eight, PSG have yet to be really tested.They played Porto, Dynamo Kiev and Dinamo Zagreb in their group games, winning five of the six matches. The defeat was a 1-0 loss at Porto."I do not know if we can go all the way," said coach Carlo Ancelotti, who took over from Antoine Kombouare in Dec. 2011."At the beginning of the competition, nobody knew what we could do. Reaching the quarter-finals on the first year is something fantastic."PSG's undeniable qualities are offset by worrying shortcomings when it comes to inspiration.They rely on a backbone of goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, centre back Thiago Silva, midfielder Blaise Matuidi and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.Sirigu has been solid since joining from Palermo in 2011, former AC Milan defender Thiago has shown stunning composure and France international Matuidi is, according to Ancelotti, "one of the best midfielders in Europe".Ibrahimovic has netted 22 goals from 24 games in Ligue 1 but was suspended on Wednesday and his creative spirit was sorely missed as PSG looked short of ideas up front despite Javier Pastore's efforts.As usual, PSG surrendered possession, with Valencia enjoying almost 65 per cent of it, a statistic they would expect to pay dearly for against the likes of Real Madrid, Juventus or Barcelona should they qualify."We experienced several problems during this game," midfielder Clement Chantome conceded."We did not play a great game but the most important thing was to qualify for the quarter-finals," said striker Kevin Gameiro, whose dazzling run led to Lavezzi's equaliser.The draw will be made on March 15 and PSG could get a favourable tie against the likes of Schalke 04, Galatasaray or Malaga."We know that if we want to play the final, we will have to beat big teams anyway," said Chantome. (Editing By Alison Wildey)


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Tiger fans Kati Rinehart, left, and Kari Rinehart, right, cheer on Missouri just in the last seconds of the game. The sisters of South Haven, Kan., who were with their father and Missouri graduate, Leonard Rinehart, cheered for the Tigers because their parents are MU alumni.
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An EUV beamsplitter based on conical grazing incidence diffraction |
Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 2, pp. 1825-1838 (2012)
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We present an innovative grating design based on conical diffraction which acts as an almost perfect and low-loss beamsplitter for extreme ultraviolet radiation. The scheme is based on a binary profile operated in grazing incidence along the grating bars under total external reflection. It is shown that periods of a few 102 nm may permit an exclusive (±1)st order diffraction with efficiencies up to ∼ 35% in each of them, whereas higher evanescent orders vanish. In contrast, destructive interference eliminates the 0th order. For a sample made of SiO2 on silicon, measured data and simulated results from rigorous coupled wave analysis procedures are given.
OCIS Codes
(050.2770) Diffraction and gratings : Gratings
(340.7480) X-ray optics : X-rays, soft x-rays, extreme ultraviolet (EUV)
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X-ray Optics
Original Manuscript: November 1, 2011
Revised Manuscript: January 1, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: January 2, 2012
Published: January 12, 2012
C. Braig, L. Fritzsch, T. Käsebier, E.-B. Kley, C. Laubis, Y. Liu, F. Scholze, and A. Tünnermann, "An EUV beamsplitter based on conical grazing incidence diffraction," Opt. Express 20, 1825-1838 (2012)
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Bolllywood actors Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor, Lara Dutta and Kalki Koechlin shared photos celebrating the festival of colours with family friends and fans! Celebs are revelling in the festivities but they did not forget to share their best Holi moments with their fans. Take a look.
Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan did not let a bad year overpower his Holi fun. The 'Krrish' actor was spotted enjoying Holi with his sons Hrehaan and Hridhaan sans estranged wife Sussanne. But joining the boys was Sussanne's sister and designer Farah Khan Ali along with his brother-in-law Zayed Khan in Mumbai. Hrithik, Zayed and Farah enjoying the festivities.
Sonam Kapoor is still pretty as she shares a Holi-mood picture with her fans and greeting them on the festival.
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— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) March 17, 2014
Kalki Koechlin, who has said, that she will be playing Holi like crazy, was dressed in Pyjamas and tshirt armed with a kitty pichkari and funky glares.
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Sonakshi also put some gulaal on her cheeks for her fans!
Lara Dutta also had a fun filled Holi with husband Mahesh Bhupathi and daughter Saira. Mahesh Bhupathi shared a candid photo of his family after Holi.
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By Daisy Hutzell-Rodman
"Success breeds success" is the motto of Marrianne Driml.
Driml certainly breeds success herself. She taught English, world literature and communications at Glenwood Community High School for 38 years, retiring in 2008. She coached the high school speech team for 31 years and still volunteers to help speech students.
"I know I've coached 100 to 150 people," Driml said.
The Glenwood Community School District will proceed with hiring an interim director of student services following the recent resignation of Joseph Giangreco.
Giangreco's resignation was accepted by the board of education Sept. 9, just six days after he received his second ticket in 11 days for driving with a suspended license.
Glenwood Superintendent Devin Embray said the district posted for the director of student services position Sept. 12 and will begin looking immediately for an interim replacement for Giangreco.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19 - Alegent/Creighton Clinic homecoming celebration at 1203 S. Locust St. Games, hot dogs and other treats.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 - Glenwood Senior Center Homecoming Lunch (open to the public) served from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Roast beef and turkey, baked beans, cole slaw and pies. $8. - Glenwood Homecoming Parade, 1:30 p.m., on Town Square.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 - Glenwood Senior Center Homecoming Lunch (open to the public) served from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Roast beef and turkey, baked beans, cole slaw and pies. $8. - Glenwood Homecoming Parade, 1:30 p.m., on Town Square. - Glenwood Outcasts Tailgate Party, following the parade until 6 p.m., at Keg Creek Brewing Co. Meet the new outcast king and queen. Donations will be accepted to support the annual Outcast Scholarship Fund.
Incumbents Dave Blum and Ann Staiert along with newcomer Michelle Bahr have been elected to serve on the Glenwood School Board.
Blum, Bahr and Staiert were the top three finishers for three at-large seats in Tuesday's school board election, tallying 283, 281 and 268 votes respectively. Incumbent Henry Clark finished in fourth place with 163 votes.
A Glenwood Community School District administrator has resigned after being ticketed a second time in 11 days for driving under a suspended license (DUS).
The resignation of Joseph Giangreco, the district's director of student services since 2009, was accepted Monday night following a 51-minute, closed-door discussion by the Glenwood Board of Education.
A Glenwood Community School District administrator was arrested last month on a nearly two-year-old Page County warrant for fifth-degree theft.
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Mills County Auditor Carol Robertson said the last day absentee ballots will be mailed out is Friday, Sept. 6. Absentee ballot requests can be made by calling the auditor's office at 527-3146.
Genie Wickham and Shane Stephens have something more in common than being first-year principals in the Glenwood Community School District.
For both Wickham and Stephens, Glenwood is a sort of homecoming.
Wickham is a 1985 Glenwood Community High School graduate and Stephens, also a 1985 graduate, is a Stanton native who still calls southwest Iowa home after serving as an administrator in Davenport and Perry.
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Brad Lidge has certainly come up with some, shall we say, creative saves while struggling the last two years, but perhaps nothing tops today's.
After entering a 5-2 game against the Rockies to start the top of the ninth, he gave a double and a homer to bring the Colorado to within one. He then allowed the Rockies to load up the bases with two outs before finally retiring Ryan Spilborghs on a comebacker to end the game.
In yielding three hits and two walks (one intentional), he became the first pitcher in two years to allow five men to reach and still pick up a one-inning save.
The unusual occurence had happened a total of 12 times since 2000, including once in a Lidge save back in 2005. Lidge, though, was hurt by an error in that one and both runs he allowed were unearned. Here's the list:
1. Jeff Brantley (Phillies) – May 21, 2000
2. Ricky Bottalico (Royals) – Aug. 7, 2000
3. Trevor Hoffman (Padres) – April 3, 2002
4. Billy Koch (Athletics) – Sept. 27, 2002
5. Jorge Julio (Orioles) – May 9, 2004
6. Keith Foulke (Red Sox) – April 8, 2005
7. Brad Lidge (Astros) – Aug. 10, 2005
8. Bobby Jenks (White Sox) – Sept. 29, 2006
9. Todd Jones (Tigers) – May 19, 2007
10. Joe Borowski (Indians) – July 20, 2007
11. C.J. Wilson (Rangers) – Sept. 2, 2007
12. C.J. Wilson (Rangers) – June 15, 2008
Of course, all of these pitchers allowed exactly two runs. However, for Lidge's 2005 save and Borowski's in 2007, both runs were unearned.
That today's five-baserunner save featured a homer made it even more rare. None of the previous 11 had. Brantley's did, though.
- Jason @ IIATMS - Jul 26, 2010 at 6:28 PM
Not all saves are created equal.
- Utley's hair - Jul 26, 2010 at 6:49 PM
It was Lidge's second straight 30+ pitch game in which he juiced the bags with two outs. Where are the stats on coronaries caused?
- YankeesfanLen - Jul 26, 2010 at 7:59 PM
He must be the FAT TOAD's idol.
- Ditto65 - Jul 26, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Brad Lidge to Joba: "Fat Toad, I am your Father."
- Jonny5 - Jul 27, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Seriously though, Brad Lidge is the kind of closer that makes you want to cover your head with a towel when he come on to close out a game. Even if it's a 3 run lead. Every single time. Do you see his record? Half of those saves are luck. Here, this article was posted before this "rare feat".
Now you say it's rare, I say "he hasn't done that already? Ya sure?"
- BC - Jul 27, 2010 at 9:30 AM
He is the reincarnation of Don "Full Pack" Stanhouse.
- BC - Jul 27, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Ricky Bottalico – pride of Newington, Connecticut. Wow, been a while since I heard the homeboy mentioned.


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Strange Sounds
I know I'm generally a little paranoid... But did anyone else ever hear an odd sound at night that sounded like from within the home or the perimeter that completely thwarted any attempt to sleep afterwards? I heard what sounded like a tapping on the bedroom window (upstairs so rare chance someone was tapping it.) I carefully snooped around the windows of the house, wasn't gonna bother going outside. Saw nothing, that and well if someone really wants to get in one of the security systems will go off (the alarm system or the family German Shepard Jackie.) point is I've heard random noises over the years that completely ruined my chances of sleep. Wondering if these things bother anyone else?
If my dogs don't bark then I don't worry about it. I have 3 dogs and one barks at anything. The other two will only bark if it's something to be concerned about.
I've always been a light sleeper (and strange noises in the night don't help!) but my dogs keep vigil over me when I do drift off. I really should work swing shift so I could sleep during the day :(
My wife hears sounds at night and is right next to me. Wakes me up asking what was that? And of course then I wonder about it for awhile
Outside no, inside only if no one is here with me, then sometimes. But generally I don't worry about it. The first floor is impossible to enter when the doors are locked without making a ton of noise.
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I lived in a 'haunted' house for 13 years with a so called 'noisy spirit'.
Try laying in bed and hear a large bookcase fall over (complete with the sounds of books and papers falling out onto the floor) followed by a horrendous crash that you can actually feel shake the house some early morning before dawn... My one cat, sleeping on the corner of the bed, shot straight into the air during the the ruckus and landed looking terrified, fur standing on end. And the kicker? Nothing amis in the room when I got up to asess the damage. I have heard knocking three times while at work in a large newly built building in downtown Jacksonville, Fla. One was on glass. One was on a glass door. One was on wood right in front of me....Knock-Knock-Knock! Like someone wanting to come in. A friend's Dad was getting ready for work one morning in the wee hours when a man's voice said clearly, "Well Hello Walter!" Without thinking my friend's Dad said "Hello" back, then realised it was only he, his wife and too young sons in the house with him. His wife called from the bedroom asking who that was who had spoken as she and the two boys heard the voice too! "We don't hold grudges. We remember the facts." Gray_Rider |
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Speaking of churning things up, lots of drama the last couple of days, eh? For the first time in the last almost-two-years, something dramatic happened and reddit users DIDN'T freak out :) Way to keep it classy, you all. It would appear HD-DVD's may be the safe buy now considering even my mother can play them now.


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A few years ago I wrote about the composition of the 1% -- the group of the richest Americans that has become the target and the face of wealth inequality. Only 14%, I showed, were in financial services. Another 31% were executives. The rest -- the majority -- were engineers, doctors, small-business owners, salesman, teachers, and other professionals that most wouldn't associate with harming the economy.
So why the bad rap?
I asked Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who has written extensively about income inequality, in his office at Columbia Business School last week. Have a look (transcript follows):
Stiglitz: The 1% is just a metaphor for saying many of those at the top. I think you have to look at what they're actually doing. I don't think anybody begrudges somebody who would have invented the laser, discovered DNA, from becoming wealthy. They've made an enormous contribution to our society. The irony is that the guys who made these discoveries are not in that top group. The people really transformed our knowledge base that have transformed our society, are not those who are in that 1%.
So I think, as you say, it's looking at the people who have actually gotten rich by exercising monopoly, by taking advantage of corporate-governance deficiencies to seize a larger fraction of the corporate pie to get them outsize benefits. That was one of the things that exposed this whole scandal of inequality when the CEOs, particularly the banks, got paid millions and millions of dollars in what they call "performance pay" for bringing the global economy to brink of ruin and bringing their companies to the brink of ruin so they had to be saved by the U.S. Government. How could you call that performance? And yet they walked home with huge paychecks, and ordinary Americans were left unemployed and paying their bills.


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Gavin and Stacey is written by James Corden and Ruth Jones and follows the ups and downs of the long distance relationship between Gavin, the Essex boy and Stacey from Wales. It's Gwen's birthday and Bryn takes to the stage with Nessa, but an unwelcome guest makes an appearance.
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Smithy | James Corden |
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Pam | Alison Steadman |
Mick | Larry Lamb |
Gwyn | Melanie Waters |
Ted | Anthony O'Donnell |
Dave | Steffan Rhodri |
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Bruce Trail
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Bruce Trail | |
View from the Niagara Escarpment
Length | 885 km (550 mi) |
Location | Southwestern Ontario |
Trailheads | Tobermory, Ontario Queenston, Ontario |
Use | Hiking |
The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern and central Ontario, Canada.
The trail follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, one of the thirteen UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves in Canada, for almost 900 km (560 mi). The land the trail traverses is owned by the Government of Ontario, local municipalities, local conservation authorities, private landowners and the Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC).
The name of the trail is linked to the Bruce Peninsula and Bruce County, which the trail runs through. The trail is named after the county, which was named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin who was Governor General of the Province of Canada from 1847 to 1854.
The idea for creating the Bruce Trail came about in 1959 out of a meeting between Ray Lowes and Robert Bateman, of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.[1] Ray Lowes' vision was of a public footpath that would span the entire Niagara Escarpment.
On September 23, 1960 the first meeting of the Bruce Trail Committee took place, consisting of four attending members - Ray Lowes, Philip Gosling, Norman Pearson, and Dr. Robert McLaren. Each member became instrumental in building the Bruce Trail.[2]
Trail Director Philip Gosling was responsible for gaining access to the Niagara Escarpment. With a team of volunteers, he visited major towns along the proposed route to discuss their vision of the trail and to solicit help from landowners. Their efforts were successful, and by 1963 regional clubs were established along the length of the Trail. Each club was responsible for obtaining landowner approvals, organizing trail construction, and maintenance efforts within their region of the trail. [2]
On March 13, 1963 the Bruce Trail Association incorporated in Ontario, and the first edition of the Association's newsletter, Bruce Trail News, was published that same year. Membership grew to 200.
Dr. Aubrey Diem, an assistant professor of Geography at the University of Waterloo compiled the first guidebook in 1965.
The cairn at the northern terminus of the Bruce Trail in Tobermory was unveiled in 1967 to coincide with Canada's Centennial Year.
The Bruce Trail is the oldest and longest marked hiking trail in Canada, with over 440 km of side trails.
Natural features[edit]
There are many waterfalls along the Bruce trail, where streams or rivers flow over the Niagara Escarpment. Niagara Falls, by far the most famous watercourse in the area, can be reached by a side trail of the Bruce Trail proper. There is also a wide range of plant and wildlife along the trail, including slow-growing centuries-old coniferous trees right on the limestone lip of the escarpment itself. The Cheltenham Badlands is a natural feature exposed by human activity, namely farming.
The Bruce Trail and the escarpment run through some of the most populated areas of Ontario, with an estimated 7 million people living within 100 km (62 mi). Golf courses, housing, and quarries are all examples of the threatening impact that this many people have on the natural environment. The popularity of the trail itself, especially near urban areas, and the careless attitude of some of its users also paradoxically threaten the quality and viability of the trail.
The trail begins in the Niagara Peninsula of Southern Ontario in Queenston, Ontario, on the Niagara River, not far from Niagara Falls. The cairn marking its southern terminus is in a parking lot, about 160 metres (520 ft) from General Brock's Monument on the easterly side of the monument's park grounds. From there, it travels through the major towns and cities of St. Catharines where it passes through wine country near the Short Hills Bench. It continues due north through Hamilton, Burlington, Milton, Halton Hills, Walters Falls, Owen Sound, Wiarton, and finally Tobermory.
It passes through parks operated by various levels of government, including Woodend Conservation Area in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Battlefield Park in Stoney Creek, Dundas Valley Conservation Area in Dundas, the Hamilton-Brantford Rail Trail, Mount Nemo Conservation Area, Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area, Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, and the Bruce Peninsula National Park between Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. Its northern terminus is in Tobermory, the jumping off point for Fathom Five National Marine Park.
Approximately half of the trail runs through public land. In order to make a complete connection the trail runs partly on private property and partly on road allowances. When going through private property, the BTC has made agreements with landowners to allow trail users to pass through. Using roads is not the best route for the trail. In these sections the BTC is involved in acquiring land along what it calls the 'optimum route'.
The Federation of Ontario Naturalists surveyed the route in the early 1960s, and the responsibility for maintaining the trail was assumed by the nascent Bruce Trail Association; as of 2007, it is called the Bruce Trail Conservancy.
Currently headquartered at Rasberry House in Hamilton, the BTC marks and maintains the main trail as well as many side trails.[citation needed] Trail maintenance includes building bridges over streams and gullys, building stairs and switchbacks to climb slopes, building stiles over fences, and rerouting portions of the trail that have become worn through overuse.
The trail is subdivided into nine sections, each with a subsidiary club:
Club Name | Start | End | Website | Other Links |
Niagara | Queenston | Grimsby | [1] | |
Iroquoia | Grimsby | Kelso | [2] | Blog [3] Twitter [4] |
Toronto | Kelso | Cheltenham | [5] | |
Caledon | Cheltenham | Mono Centre | [6] | |
Dufferin Hi-Land | Mono Centre | Lavender | [7] | |
Blue Mountains | Lavender | Craigleith | [8] | |
Beaver Valley | Craigleith | Blantyre | [9] | |
Sydenham | Blantyre | Wiarton | [10] | |
Peninsula | Wiarton | Tobermory | [11] |
Volunteers inspect, repair and build footbridges, retaining walls, stiles and handholds along their section of the route. The BTC and subsidiary clubs offer badges for those hikers who complete the whole trail or any of its sections under prescribed conditions.
The main trail is marked with the BTC logo, a white lozenge with black text and drawings for the Bruce Trail and an upward pointing arrow which does not act as a part of a navigational marker. The actual blazes for the main trail are white markings, approximately 3 cm (1 in) wide by 8 cm (3 in) high, with turns indicated by stacking two blazes off centre to indicate the direction to take. The blazes for the 300 km (190 mi) of associated side trails are similar, except they are blue.
Long distance activities[edit]
The BTC regularly holds events called end to end hikes. These events which are sometimes held over 2–3 days, challenge hikers to walk over long sections of the trail daily.
The Bruce Trail has also attracted other long distance events. In 1995 distance runner Scott Turner set a record for running the trail end-to-end in 14 days, 5 hours and 58 minutes.[3] Several runners have tried to beat the record. On July 2, 2010, Charlotte Vasarhelyi surpassed this performance by completing an end to end run finishing with a final time of 13 days, 10 hours 51 min.
On September 18th, 2014, Cancer Survivor, Jim Willett, set a new solo record completing the entire Bruce Trail in 10 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes. His run was to raise funds and awareness for CPAWS (The Canadian Parks And Wilderness Society). [4] [5]
The Highlands Trailblazers Nordic Ski Team completed a relay-style run of the entire trail in 8 days, starting in Tobermory on June 24, 2008 and finishing in Queenston on July 1, 2008. This run was both a training event as well as a fund-raiser for the team.[6] In 2009, two 10-person teams running continuously in an event called the Blaze Race set a new end-to-end relay record of 3 days, 23 hours and 10 minutes.[7]
http://travelclub.canadiangeographic.ca/blogs/gateway/archive/2010/09/15/barefoot-hiking.aspx Canadian Geographic September 2010] - Barefoot Hiking by Scott Berdahl</, Fall 2009 FIELD, Collin Boot(less) on the Bruce[8]
In 2012, adventure seekers, Fred Losani, Peter Turkstra, Mark Maclennan and Teemu Lakkasuo, went on a quest to raise funds and awareness for inner-city food and nutrition programs in Hamilton, as well as the Bruce Trail Conservancy as they celebrate 50 years. The adventure began September 24, 2012 in Queenston, in the Niagara region, and ended approximately one month later in Tobermory. Along the way the hikers had the opportunity to walk with students, interact via live webcam and satellite phone transmissions, and educate students about the importance of proper nutrition, healthy living, and maintaining the Bruce Trail. Bruce Trail For Kids
- ^ The Bruce Trail Reference Trail Guides and Maps Edition 24
- ^ a b "History of the Trail". Bruce Trail Conservancy. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ Shuff, Tim (19 June 2012). "Cody Gillies: End-to-End". In the Hills. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ http://runningmagazine.ca/cancer-jim-willett-survivor-breaks-bruce-trail-record/
- ^ http://www.irun.ca/blog/index.php/jim-willetts-bruce-trail-challenge-completed/
- ^ "Runners complete Bruce Trail". Stayner Sun. 2008-07-08.[dead link]
- ^ Trailrunner.ca. "Cdn Trail Records". Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Niagara Advance, COLES, Penny May 2009 - Bare Feet connect hiker to the earth
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bruce Trail. |
- Bruce Trail Conservancy
- Iroquois Bruce Trail Club
- Hikes on the Bruce Trail
- Hiking the Bruce
- Waypoint file in GPX format
- Bruce Trail on Google Earth and Google Maps (as of September 2009)
- Bruce Trail For Kids
Coordinates: 43°30′26″N 79°55′44″W / 43.50722°N 79.92889°W